Boniface, Saint martyr
Boniface, Saint martyr
(Latin: well-doer)
Martyr (306 ), died Tarsus, Cilicia. He was steward to the rich Roman lady, Aglae, who sent him to obtain some relics of the martyrs . Arriving in Tarsus, he was tortured and beheaded, for asking the prayers of some Christians who were being put to death. Relics in church of Saint Sophia, Benevento . Feast , Roman Calendar, 14 May .